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america land of the free not one one out of one hundred americans are currently incarcerated in either jail or prison making america the country with the highest incarceration rates in the entire world the us has only five percent of the population but holds one quarter of the world's prisoners even more disturbing than the rates of the imprisoned is the privatisation of the industry the expanding prison industrial complex has a vested interest in keeping people locked up just like the security industry is growing lobbying efforts to implement harsher security legislation that would implement their products there's a growing trend of for private private private prisons the prison industrial complex which has grown three hundred fifty percent over the last fifteen years has been lobbying at lobbying congress hard to pass legislation by wouldn't prison more people now the private prison industry is by no means a news story but the growing number of companies reporting record profits by means of locking people up is wells fargo you know that bank that received a cool thirty seven million
america land of the free not one one out of one hundred americans are currently incarcerated in either jail or prison making america the country with the highest incarceration rates in the entire world the us has only five percent of the population but holds one quarter of the world's prisoners even more disturbing than the rates of the imprisoned is the privatisation of the industry the expanding prison industrial complex has a vested interest in keeping people locked up just like the security...
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redefining america is quite another. tell me why you make the latter argument. >> we have had a country that up until recently you could pretty much depend on continued growth. you look at gross domestic product, the stock market, all of these things are upward trajectory is over the years. when you are bargaining in congress, you can say, conservatives, you can have some tax cuts, liberals, you can have some more social spending and you can cut a deal. not everybody is happy, but every -- everybody gets a piece of this bigger pie. what happens now, especially if austerity, whether it is right or wrong, becomes ingrained in the system, you have a zero sum or negative sum situation, for every game that you make, i have got to take a hit, why has to take a hit and the other has to hold on desperately to what we have got. you see that in politics now. the republicans are determined not to give anything on a tax hike issue. the report -- the public supported tax hikes on the wealthy by strong margins. they are not going to c
redefining america is quite another. tell me why you make the latter argument. >> we have had a country that up until recently you could pretty much depend on continued growth. you look at gross domestic product, the stock market, all of these things are upward trajectory is over the years. when you are bargaining in congress, you can say, conservatives, you can have some tax cuts, liberals, you can have some more social spending and you can cut a deal. not everybody is happy, but every...
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talk about being in their house that evening and what america was feeling and what the fords were feeling at that time. >> i think they were just -- one of the reasons i think i got along with them is they -- i've never met like more normal people. they were -- i think president ford respected i'd been in stram a vietnam and i was in a combat photographer for two years and came back. he was in the pacific as a navy officer. you know what, looking back on that i think he was only 60 years old when he took that job, but i thought he was like 93. i look at the pictures, because my dad was like 21 older than me. so i just had a -- i always refer to him even in private conversation to this day, mr. ford, when he was in congress or mr. vice president or mr. president, i've never -- he never said you can call me jerry, and i would have never dreamed of doing it. it was formal to the degree i have real respect for my elders. 60 years old is nothing now. i think that was it. i just -- we hit it off. it was that kind of relationship you can't explain. you could not ever create that kind of relation
talk about being in their house that evening and what america was feeling and what the fords were feeling at that time. >> i think they were just -- one of the reasons i think i got along with them is they -- i've never met like more normal people. they were -- i think president ford respected i'd been in stram a vietnam and i was in a combat photographer for two years and came back. he was in the pacific as a navy officer. you know what, looking back on that i think he was only 60 years...
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and in our retrospect we have to believe they were bad, because well, slavery in america is an example of that. we've got the jews in germany as an example. it's illegal to harbor a jew, yet now we make heros of people who ignored those laws. i have hispanic people who work inside my house and in my yard, they don't speak english, i have no idea if they are legal or not. i'm not going to ask them, i don't care, these are good people who work for me. starting the 1920s, we had horrible things begin to happen in the united states. and here is a fact that probably many people don't know. one of the laws that was instituted i'm going to read you a quote by senator david reid, he was a big proponent of the immigration laws in the 1920s. >> this bill is for those of us who are interested in keeping american stock up to the highest standard. that is the people who were born here. there is the old nativist movement even benjamin franklin hated the germans, he says they come here, don't learn our language, we shouldn't have the people here. and we have senator reid in the 1920s, who is a big pr
and in our retrospect we have to believe they were bad, because well, slavery in america is an example of that. we've got the jews in germany as an example. it's illegal to harbor a jew, yet now we make heros of people who ignored those laws. i have hispanic people who work inside my house and in my yard, they don't speak english, i have no idea if they are legal or not. i'm not going to ask them, i don't care, these are good people who work for me. starting the 1920s, we had horrible things...
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. >> we're in small town america. and it's not like we're in the beltway where if you lose this job, you can go to another job. there's another opportunity, you don't have that here. so anyone in the defense industry that's in small town america, is going to have a huge impact. >> reporter: so while all these cuts are one way to help washington get its fiscal house in order. c.e.o. bill polacek says it would take a massive preventable and personal toll here in johnstown. >> everything i've worked for, everything everybody worked for, in 25 years of business that we're celebrating this year, could all be for naught, only because the people in congress, and the senate, can't vote to do what's in the best interest of the american people. >> reporter: congress has until january first to avert the sequester. until then, manufacturers, researchers, teachers and a host of others will be waiting to find out if and how the fiscal cliff will affect them. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> darren: as we just heard, going over
. >> we're in small town america. and it's not like we're in the beltway where if you lose this job, you can go to another job. there's another opportunity, you don't have that here. so anyone in the defense industry that's in small town america, is going to have a huge impact. >> reporter: so while all these cuts are one way to help washington get its fiscal house in order. c.e.o. bill polacek says it would take a massive preventable and personal toll here in johnstown. >>...
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for "tkn," my name is aubrey from the culinary institute of america. it's wicked good. >> there's no end to the amazing ways to spend time online. just click this. >> many americans say that john f. kennedy is their favorite president. now ycan sit at his desk if you click this. jfklibrary.org will start you on your visit to president kennedy's virtual oval office. items on the desk are interactive links that let you explore jfk's political and personal life. clicking on the picture frame will take you to a fily photo album. this link takes you to his campaign office. there are lots of videos to browse through. for example, one of his old tv commercials. >> ♪ kennedy, kennedy, kennedy, kennedy, kennedy, kennedy, ken-nedy for me ♪ >> ♪ kennedy >> ♪ kennedy >> ♪ kennedy >> ♪ kennedy >> you can even dial his phone and listen in on presidential conversations. >> with the popularity 70% now, sir, you'd break 50/50 with the republicans. >> it's a safe bet you'll find lots of fascinating facts about our 35th president. with "click this," i'm harry
for "tkn," my name is aubrey from the culinary institute of america. it's wicked good. >> there's no end to the amazing ways to spend time online. just click this. >> many americans say that john f. kennedy is their favorite president. now ycan sit at his desk if you click this. jfklibrary.org will start you on your visit to president kennedy's virtual oval office. items on the desk are interactive links that let you explore jfk's political and personal life. clicking on...
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not only to the state of arizona but certainly to the united states of america. i think the questions and the responses just as far as federal rights, arizona sovereignty that we do have a responsibility to do what we can. i feel that they gave and the comments were made that arizona has a right and i as governor, i felt, was somewhat assured that i had a right to protect the citizens of arizona. >> what is it you're protecting? there is a process in federal law that makes much of what is in arizona's law illegal. so what does this law do for arizona and why is arizona acting? >> i believe that the senate bill 1070 basically mirrors federal law. i think the question is, is that can law enforcement be part of that? and we all know that law enforcement interacts on numerous occasions with the federal government in regards to lots of different laws, those pick of drug laws, robbery at banks, those laws. we interact. all we're asking is that they work collectively with us to enforce the laws. we believe in the rule of law, which brings to mind, i might say, part of t
not only to the state of arizona but certainly to the united states of america. i think the questions and the responses just as far as federal rights, arizona sovereignty that we do have a responsibility to do what we can. i feel that they gave and the comments were made that arizona has a right and i as governor, i felt, was somewhat assured that i had a right to protect the citizens of arizona. >> what is it you're protecting? there is a process in federal law that makes much of what is...
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. >> they've reafirmed a fundamental principle that here in america, in the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin. i know there will be a lot of discussion today about the politics of all this, about who won and who lost. that's how these things tend to be viewed here in washington. but that discussion completely misses the point. whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and eme cou uphold it. >> how does that impress you, mr. public? >> i'm pretty sure that's not what the court said. the court said, listen, this law is not unconstitutional. chief justice roberts did not say it was good law. he said, listen, i'm not ruling whether this is good law. congress will have to rule that. i'm not ruling whether this is smart law. it's up to the american people. and i think the american people in poll after poll have said they think this is bad law. >> what you said is quite clear. the cost of this thing is what is not being dealt with. the co
. >> they've reafirmed a fundamental principle that here in america, in the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin. i know there will be a lot of discussion today about the politics of all this, about who won and who lost. that's how these things tend to be viewed here in washington. but that discussion completely misses the point. whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will...
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i think that he said america's economy back 10 years. there is very good evidence now, and i call your attention to a study by steven steven kania which is not widely cited. his study is one of the wage and hours activity shows that this act alone probably ensured that we would never get back to 1929 employment under roosevelt. basically he compares the hours worked to business confidence and business expectations and what he shows is that, the number of hours worked stayed -- went down while the number -- the number of workers stayed constant while the number of hours worked went down. another words they were going from 10 full-time employees to five part-time employees or something along those lines. he finds 85 to 90% of the decline after 1934, when the first wage and hour's act goes into place, can be traced directly to this idea of minimum-wage. in terms of all of the other regulations and excessive taxation, it's one disaster after another. one of the things we do in patriots history as we have a three-page chart that i've never se
i think that he said america's economy back 10 years. there is very good evidence now, and i call your attention to a study by steven steven kania which is not widely cited. his study is one of the wage and hours activity shows that this act alone probably ensured that we would never get back to 1929 employment under roosevelt. basically he compares the hours worked to business confidence and business expectations and what he shows is that, the number of hours worked stayed -- went down while...
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they could make more money by moving into the center of mexico, and you know, and then into central america and then into southeast asia. and armando worked at a plant which was generous with him, told him he could have another job if he wanted to relocate to la las cruzes mexico for phoenix. he had has children, the maricopa county sheriff's office came because the papers in the work for 14 plus years had not come through and he was illegal. they took rosa's mother and father from her home and left rosea to care for her 11, 9 and 6-year-old siblings alone. talk about an erosion of social conscience to say nothing about the need to refine our punitive paths towards citizenship. truth is, sb1070 and others are not creating safe communities. they're breaking them. what kind of a value system is that? and, finally, and in addition in this country, it has been proposed that it is illegal for me and members of the faith community to offer care, to haver transportation, to offer assistance to people who have crossed over the border. often the great political engine that drives our lawmaking, skim
they could make more money by moving into the center of mexico, and you know, and then into central america and then into southeast asia. and armando worked at a plant which was generous with him, told him he could have another job if he wanted to relocate to la las cruzes mexico for phoenix. he had has children, the maricopa county sheriff's office came because the papers in the work for 14 plus years had not come through and he was illegal. they took rosa's mother and father from her home and...
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in order to show both sides of this story, you're looking at a gallery that is state of mind america. it shows through newsreels from the 1930s to 1941, the kind of the social structure of the united states, the political structure of the united states, and also the military structure of the united states. these are the newsreels that people watched in their theaters. this is how they got their visual news. and this was their interpretation of the going crisis with japan, and also in europe. it was a very dangerous time leading up to 1941, and this shows america caught in between, whether it should intervene or isolate itself from the world events. this part of the exhibit deals with the whole idea of espionage and code breaking. and this machine you see here called the purple decoder machine actually was scrambling the codes that the japanese had for their diplomatic mission, and in fact we were so good at this, we were reading their diplomatic mail quicker than they were. and this played a principal role. documents like this, which is the war plan for the united states navy, wpl-46,
in order to show both sides of this story, you're looking at a gallery that is state of mind america. it shows through newsreels from the 1930s to 1941, the kind of the social structure of the united states, the political structure of the united states, and also the military structure of the united states. these are the newsreels that people watched in their theaters. this is how they got their visual news. and this was their interpretation of the going crisis with japan, and also in europe. it...
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had a lot of fun in the congressional oversight panel asking tim geithner if citigroup and bank of america were zombie banks. no question in my mind that they a are. now we come to the bad policy. government austerity policies meaning cuts in public spending cut back on public investment. they lay off public workers, teachers, fire fighters, park rangers and they reduce the incomes of the unemployed and the poor. that's how you get -- that's how you implement austerity by doing those things, and when you do those things, unemployment rises, consumer spending falls, housing prices fall with it. people default on their student loans and back you go to the top of the slide. this is what we've been doing for the last couple of years, all right? this is -- this is bad policy par excellence, and, again, this is how we got the great depression in the 1930s and how we stuck with the great depression in most of the world through the 1930s outside the united states. and just -- in case you didn't think that mass unemployment was serious enough as a problem, let me suggest to you that there are a few
had a lot of fun in the congressional oversight panel asking tim geithner if citigroup and bank of america were zombie banks. no question in my mind that they a are. now we come to the bad policy. government austerity policies meaning cuts in public spending cut back on public investment. they lay off public workers, teachers, fire fighters, park rangers and they reduce the incomes of the unemployed and the poor. that's how you get -- that's how you implement austerity by doing those things,...
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average and presumed that every single financial in the averages would go to zero including bank of america, general electric. people consider it a financial even though it shrunk. citigroup and jpmorgan. i also took into account the elimination of dividends in caterpillar and 3m and added in the potential bankruptcy of alcoa, for good measure. dire assumptions to say the least. even under these incredibly ghastly conditions i couldn't see a low that took us down from where prices were. from the moment i made the call people were telling me i was crazy and i had no idea what i was talking about. [ booing ] a month later with the dow 1500 points higher these people were still there sending me e-mails that were more impassioned claiming it was still too soon to tell. telling me i was no longer at the hedge fund and i didn't know what i was doing. if you find yourself making that argument you're digging in your heels and you should be changing your mind. this is something that's hard for the most emotional investors and traders to come to terms with. believe me. i know. it's also crucial if yo
average and presumed that every single financial in the averages would go to zero including bank of america, general electric. people consider it a financial even though it shrunk. citigroup and jpmorgan. i also took into account the elimination of dividends in caterpillar and 3m and added in the potential bankruptcy of alcoa, for good measure. dire assumptions to say the least. even under these incredibly ghastly conditions i couldn't see a low that took us down from where prices were. from...
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. >>> coming to america. tonight, the blind activist who made that daring dash to freedom now safely out of china here in the u.s. >>> line of fire. crews battling flames across seven states, and tonight a grim morning about what's to come this summer. >> travel and leisure. big changes at the airport. private suites, even yoga? new ways to ease the stress of flying. >>> and all hail the queen. a spectacular salute at windsor castle to 60 years on the throne. >>> good evening, the stakes and security precautions were already high this weekend as president obama prepared to sit down with world leaders here in the u.s. at two important summits. and tonight as he wraps up one of those gatherings, a meeting of the g-8 at camp david, police in chicago say they've unravelled a violent plot tied to tomorrow's nato summit there. three men are under arrest, accused of planning a series of molotov cocktail attack against police stations an other targets. chicago hoob under virtual lockdown as the president and a host o
. >>> coming to america. tonight, the blind activist who made that daring dash to freedom now safely out of china here in the u.s. >>> line of fire. crews battling flames across seven states, and tonight a grim morning about what's to come this summer. >> travel and leisure. big changes at the airport. private suites, even yoga? new ways to ease the stress of flying. >>> and all hail the queen. a spectacular salute at windsor castle to 60 years on the throne....
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tonight's daily take the fear machine is tearing apart american society i can we turn it off and return america the land of the free the home of the great. with a nation still trying to figure out what happened in sanford florida that led to the death of seventeen year old trayvon martin back in february and why george zimmerman is still walking around as a free man a new and just as disturbing case is coming to light out in new york it was there that a sixty eight year old african-american man was gunned down in his own home by police officers who were responding to a false alarm ken chamberlain sr a former marine who suffered from a heart condition had a medical alert system but would be but when pressed would call for emergency medical. somehow chamberlain's medical alert system was triggered leading to an ambulance being dispatched to his home along with several police cruisers on arriving at the scene the police attempted to enter chamberlain's home but chamberlain who insists that he was feeling fine refused to let them in but police snapped the locks on the front door and barged in on it
tonight's daily take the fear machine is tearing apart american society i can we turn it off and return america the land of the free the home of the great. with a nation still trying to figure out what happened in sanford florida that led to the death of seventeen year old trayvon martin back in february and why george zimmerman is still walking around as a free man a new and just as disturbing case is coming to light out in new york it was there that a sixty eight year old african-american man...
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>> boo-yahs come from all across america. "mad money" with jim cramer. [ wife ] your dad's really giving him the business... the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not the same game! [ wife ] wow, he's really gonna get us a good deal. it's better! no it's not! the pitcher comes up and he's out! [ dealer ] he can bunt! whatever. but we're good with 0% apr for 60 months? oh yeah, totally. thank you so much. that must've been brutal. [ male announcer ] the volkswagen autobahn for all event. at 0% apr for 60 months, no one needs to know how easy it was to get your new volkswagen. that's the power of german engineering. to get your new volkswagen. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership
>> boo-yahs come from all across america. "mad money" with jim cramer. [ wife ] your dad's really giving him the business... the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not the same game! [ wife ] wow, he's really gonna get us a good deal. it's better! no it's not! the pitcher comes up and he's out! [ dealer ] he can bunt! whatever. but we're good with 0% apr for 60 months? oh yeah, totally. thank you so much. that must've been brutal. [ male announcer...
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what is america's future? those who have lived under communism, they have seen america's future because it is their past. they fled it at great cost. they are amongst us as witnesses. martin dzuris is one such witness. he fled communism not once but twice. martin tell us briefly about how
what is america's future? those who have lived under communism, they have seen america's future because it is their past. they fled it at great cost. they are amongst us as witnesses. martin dzuris is one such witness. he fled communism not once but twice. martin tell us briefly about how
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erika miller sat down with a member of that committee, robert wolf, chairman americas of u.b.s. to get his views. >> i think there's a myriad of things this country can continue to do. i think that one starts with education. we have over two million jobs available for engineers and mathematicians. so we need make sure we are educating to align with jobs and business needs. >> reporter: wolf is also a big advocate of infrastructure spending-- estimating that billion dollars spent on improving the nation's infrastructure would create more than 25,000 jobs. what are some other things our nation can do to boost hiring? >> this is a debate that's not easy. one, there's a skills gap. so, a lot of the jobs available, we don't necessarily have the skills to fill that gap. and, the second part of that is you need a demand driven economy. >> reporter: but there, the news seems to be getting better. from manufacturing to consumer confidence to the rally in the stock market, most economic indicators seem to be improving. are you seeing any signs from your corporate clients that confidence i
erika miller sat down with a member of that committee, robert wolf, chairman americas of u.b.s. to get his views. >> i think there's a myriad of things this country can continue to do. i think that one starts with education. we have over two million jobs available for engineers and mathematicians. so we need make sure we are educating to align with jobs and business needs. >> reporter: wolf is also a big advocate of infrastructure spending-- estimating that billion dollars spent on...
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in both europe and america -- with eugenics. in america a group was led by such people as margaret sanger, whose journal, the birth control review, endorsed her friends book, quote, the title is the rising tide of color, against white world supremacy. her into this negro project use black ministers, including adam clayton powell to promote birth control. but the effort in england, germany and the united states to melt public health and eugenics rampart deeper. rather, they found their way into international and state policy with support from groups such as the national committee for mental hygiene, urging sterilization as a newcomer to quote prevent this class of persons from propagating, unquote. germany use venereal disease law to enlist doctors, greatly extending the power of the state into the private sphere kind producing a union with a medical profession that would be preferred rather easily in the third reich. in germany, one expert observe quote the more scientific a doctor's outlook was, the more politically naÏve he w
in both europe and america -- with eugenics. in america a group was led by such people as margaret sanger, whose journal, the birth control review, endorsed her friends book, quote, the title is the rising tide of color, against white world supremacy. her into this negro project use black ministers, including adam clayton powell to promote birth control. but the effort in england, germany and the united states to melt public health and eugenics rampart deeper. rather, they found their way into...
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[laughter] back here are the rivers of america. it's a series of about 65 books which covers every river of any significance in the united states. >> do you know when these were published? >> oh, yes. they're very modern books. one of the early ones was the brandywine, and this was pretty early. rivers of america books already published, so this is the sixth' book in the series and that's, of course, 1939. we have a number of these in the shop too. >> is that more bedekers? see look at those up there. they are not american history. they don't belong on this floor, but they live there anyhow. >> they're there because the shelves are short. [laughter] >> and this is broad american history in here and presidents here and american architecture here and american art over here, let's see, this little room over here is the other half, the first half's over there, the second half of american biography. that's waiting for more books to come in, not just sitting there for the fun of it. that is the revolution over there. and this is living i
[laughter] back here are the rivers of america. it's a series of about 65 books which covers every river of any significance in the united states. >> do you know when these were published? >> oh, yes. they're very modern books. one of the early ones was the brandywine, and this was pretty early. rivers of america books already published, so this is the sixth' book in the series and that's, of course, 1939. we have a number of these in the shop too. >> is that more bedekers?...
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but, it's not like corporate america is keeping the bad news a secret from wall street. so far 120 firms have pre- announced q1 earnings and what's most disturbing is that negative pre-announcements outweigh positive one by a ratio of nearly three to one. that's more than average. the profit picture is suffering from tough comparisons and an inability of companies to do more cost-cutting. after all, most got pretty lean post financial crisis. but, earnings expert jharrone martis points to three other reasons for declining profits. >> the first one: slower economic growth in emerging markets, less favorable exchange rates due to the weakness in europe and higher energy, fuel and commodity costs. >> reporter: some market pros say the q1 earnings slowdown is already factored in to stock prices. others think disappointing corporate profits will only trigger a hiccup in the stock market. still market strategist, stephen wood says he has another worry. >> what's more likely to trigger a sell-off is probably oil prices because we've known that there's going to be a deceleration
but, it's not like corporate america is keeping the bad news a secret from wall street. so far 120 firms have pre- announced q1 earnings and what's most disturbing is that negative pre-announcements outweigh positive one by a ratio of nearly three to one. that's more than average. the profit picture is suffering from tough comparisons and an inability of companies to do more cost-cutting. after all, most got pretty lean post financial crisis. but, earnings expert jharrone martis points to three...
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it is not the first time this has happened in america. in february, the u.s. senate issued an alarming report on the dental crisis facing the country. it said that as many as 130 million people, more than one-third of the population, have no dental insurance. a growing number of americans are turning to dentists outside of the country for affordable treatment. one company in arizona offers so-called dental tours to mexico. arizona resident jean mann gined up recently. the round trip takes over 12 hours. this town just inside mexico has about 300 dental clinics. every year, some 15,000 americans cross the border here in search of dental treatment. this clinic has state of the art equipment. her treatment goes smoothly. the cost, about one-third of what she would have paid in arizona. >> i saved $200. >> i'm really happy. really happy. >> 99% of the patients, they came from u.s. and we want -- they feel like they are -- in u.s. >> reporter: american dentists are alarmed by the number of patients who are seeking dental care abroad. >> i've had patients that have
it is not the first time this has happened in america. in february, the u.s. senate issued an alarming report on the dental crisis facing the country. it said that as many as 130 million people, more than one-third of the population, have no dental insurance. a growing number of americans are turning to dentists outside of the country for affordable treatment. one company in arizona offers so-called dental tours to mexico. arizona resident jean mann gined up recently. the round trip takes over...
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in america you are always a citizen, you are never a subject. in america you loan power to the government and the government is supposed to serve you. in europe, sovereignty is in the government. and you are a subject in europe. and in europe the government dominates and you are supposed to obey. and the president and his friends have it backwards. -- friends have it exactly they would like us to become europeans. we are not going to. we are going to be americans. [applause] there's one more part. the declaration is a remarkable document. there is one more part that says we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. life is very important and leads to the concept that we should define when life begins. i believe life begins at the very beginning and i believe that that means that the baby is in fact a person. and therefore it is worthy of being defended. so life begins at conception. the president, we don't know when he thinks life begins. voted to allow doctors to kil
in america you are always a citizen, you are never a subject. in america you loan power to the government and the government is supposed to serve you. in europe, sovereignty is in the government. and you are a subject in europe. and in europe the government dominates and you are supposed to obey. and the president and his friends have it backwards. -- friends have it exactly they would like us to become europeans. we are not going to. we are going to be americans. [applause] there's one more...
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this is how much we're spending in america on our infrastructure basically and should be coming up here in just a moment compared to other parts of the world so we have western europe we have central europe and we have russia and japan and their infrastructure do we have here we go it's right there and if you look at to the far right the united states is down there at the bottom compared to you know other developed nations around the world. what does that mean for our place in the global economy if our infrastructure truck sure is crumbling how how does that affect our competitiveness in the global marketplace will you think about this we're under investing we're under investing in ourselves we're over consuming all right that's kind of the flip up what consumption is it's spending for today and not for tomorrow you can do that you can do that one you can do that five years you can do that ten years even but over time what happens is you fall further and further behind your ability to move people around your million move goods around your ability to compete gets less so right now what h
this is how much we're spending in america on our infrastructure basically and should be coming up here in just a moment compared to other parts of the world so we have western europe we have central europe and we have russia and japan and their infrastructure do we have here we go it's right there and if you look at to the far right the united states is down there at the bottom compared to you know other developed nations around the world. what does that mean for our place in the global...
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. >> america versus the emerging world. will the u.s. win the top spot at the world bank or will the organization break the tradition and vote for an international a candidate? >>> good morning and happy friday. you're watching "worldwide exchange." great to have you with us this morning. let's take it a check of the u.s. futures, see how we're setting up for trade. does look like the dow will open higher by as much as 60, the nasdaq by 18 and the s&p 500 higher by about 7.3. this of course after stocks finished lower on thursday after a disappointing pmi figures out of china and europe pressuring the market p. even another round of better than expected claims data didn't add much support yesterday. in terms of the laggards, we saw energy and materials struggling. some of the defensives performed a little bit better. how do things look over in europe? >> let's take a quick check because this week so far, it has been overall neglect i have week for equities this europe. today we're manage to go add about a half a percent for the ftse 100
. >> america versus the emerging world. will the u.s. win the top spot at the world bank or will the organization break the tradition and vote for an international a candidate? >>> good morning and happy friday. you're watching "worldwide exchange." great to have you with us this morning. let's take it a check of the u.s. futures, see how we're setting up for trade. does look like the dow will open higher by as much as 60, the nasdaq by 18 and the s&p 500 higher by...
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i think that he set america's economy back eight, ten years. there's very good evidence now, and i call your attention to a study which is not widely cited. the study is one of the wage and hours act. and he shows that this act alone probably insured that we would never get pack to 1929 -- get back to 929 employment under roosevelt. basically he compares the hours work to business confidence and business expectations. and what he shows is that, um, the number of hours worked stayed -- went down, while the numbers -- i'm sorry, the number of workers stayed constant while the number of hours worked went down. they were going from ten full-time employees to five part-time employees, somewhere along those lines, and he finds 85-90% of the decline after 1934 when the first wage and hours act can be traced directly to this idea of a might minimum wa. in terms of all the other regulations, the excessive taxation, it's just one disaster after another. everyone -- and one of the things we do in "patriot's history" is we have a three-page chart that i've
i think that he set america's economy back eight, ten years. there's very good evidence now, and i call your attention to a study which is not widely cited. the study is one of the wage and hours act. and he shows that this act alone probably insured that we would never get pack to 1929 -- get back to 929 employment under roosevelt. basically he compares the hours work to business confidence and business expectations. and what he shows is that, um, the number of hours worked stayed -- went...
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and taking on bank of america and wins. but first to francisco where we check in with jennifer granholmed a "the war room." how is it going tonight, governor? >> it's great. do you remember what it's like to campaign? in our war room we're all about the three ins of politics, money, message, and mobilization. we're going to take a look at how the romney is attacking the three ms and how money is corrupting the american political system. we'll take a look at american campaign strategy. we're going to have those stories and more at the top of the hour. >> jennifer, now i'm upset. all the years we were in office at the same time you never told me about the three ms in politics. >> oh, please, i saw you in action. i know you were an expert at it. >> more viewpoints coming up next. >>i know what i'm talking about and i love it and i try to bring that to the show. m
and taking on bank of america and wins. but first to francisco where we check in with jennifer granholmed a "the war room." how is it going tonight, governor? >> it's great. do you remember what it's like to campaign? in our war room we're all about the three ins of politics, money, message, and mobilization. we're going to take a look at how the romney is attacking the three ms and how money is corrupting the american political system. we'll take a look at american campaign...
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america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> fat tuesday's celebrations are underway in new orleans. >> hundreds of thousands of people make their way to the crescent city to celebrate mardi gras before the start of lent. they're saying this year is the best since hurricane katrina. >> the rhythm of new orleans. it is full long festival right now. the freaks come out. it is a fair question as you wander through the crowd in the french quarter. you can see just about anything from super heroes and villains to knights and pirates and police. this is not a costume. ghostbusters, babies, pink wigs and pink dresses. >> it is fun and good times. it is a party. it is a big party. the biggest party in the city. >> and big business.
america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> fat tuesday's celebrations are underway in new orleans. >> hundreds of thousands of people make their...
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i think he set america's economy back eight, 10 years. there's very good evidence now and i call your attention to study by stephen.com io, which is not widely cited. the study is one of the wage and hours out. he shows this act alone probably insured would never get that in 1829 employment under roosevelt. recently he compares the hours work to business confidence in business expectations. but he shows is the number of hours worked when down -- i'm sorry for a number of workers stayed constant while the number of workers went down. in other words, they were going from 10 full-time employees to five part-time employees. something along those lines. he finds 85% to 90% of the decline after 1934 when the first wage and hour's act goes into place can be traced rightly to this idea of a minimum wage. in terms of all the other regulations, excessive taxation is one disaster after another. one of the things we do in the future is history as we have a three-page chart that i've never seen anywhere else. the new deal and new deal program. we show
i think he set america's economy back eight, 10 years. there's very good evidence now and i call your attention to study by stephen.com io, which is not widely cited. the study is one of the wage and hours out. he shows this act alone probably insured would never get that in 1829 employment under roosevelt. recently he compares the hours work to business confidence in business expectations. but he shows is the number of hours worked when down -- i'm sorry for a number of workers stayed constant...
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chris dodd chris dodd now the head sort of lobbyist for the head of the motion picture association of america he doesn't think that that is necessarily bad he thinks that there's a possibility that in some other form is going to come what's the answer here because a lot of these movie companies and music companies they they do spend a whole lot of money to make their product and when it's simply pirated so easily without any sort of consequences they say you know this is wrong so is there a better way is there an answer that's not being explored yet absolutely i mean i'm a prime example right in front of you know i went to jail for copyright infringement i was a hired in the ninety's and the one thing direct stated you know even though i'm going to subscriber i'm a group. spotify subscriber if you provide the materials in a format and some kind of mechanism that is simple to use as a good price people will pay. that it's as simple as that and instead of actually spending the time and effort on that these old outdated business models are they're using the law they're they're attempting to subv
chris dodd chris dodd now the head sort of lobbyist for the head of the motion picture association of america he doesn't think that that is necessarily bad he thinks that there's a possibility that in some other form is going to come what's the answer here because a lot of these movie companies and music companies they they do spend a whole lot of money to make their product and when it's simply pirated so easily without any sort of consequences they say you know this is wrong so is there a...
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members of the dow jones average and presumed every single financial would go to zero including bank of america, general electric, yep, people consider this a financial because of its capital division even though is shrunk, citigroup and morgan. on top of that i took into account caterpillar and gm and added in alcoa, all dire assumptions to say the least. even under the ghastly conditions i still couldn't see a low that took us down significantly from where prices already were. from the moment i made that call there were people telling me i was crazy and i had no idea what i was talking about. [ boos ] but a month later with the do you 1500 points higher, these people were still there, still sending me e-mails more impassioned and claiming that it was still too soon to tell. told me i lost my rigor, that i lost -- i was no longer with the hedge fund so i didn't know what i was doing. if you find yourself making that argument, you know what you're doing there, digging in your heels and you should be changing your mind. this is something that's hard for the most emotional investors and traders o
members of the dow jones average and presumed every single financial would go to zero including bank of america, general electric, yep, people consider this a financial because of its capital division even though is shrunk, citigroup and morgan. on top of that i took into account caterpillar and gm and added in alcoa, all dire assumptions to say the least. even under the ghastly conditions i still couldn't see a low that took us down significantly from where prices already were. from the moment...